a print a day

Download: Cups & Saucers Embroidery

noreply@blogger.com (a print a day) — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 07:03:00 +0000

I'm glad you liked my Little Dresses embroidery templates. I'd LOVE to see what you make with them! Email me the link to your flickr and I'll post.

Anyway, here's another download.

I'm in the process of moving to a house a few blocks away so all my supplies are stowed away for now. But once I'm settled in, it will be projects galore. I've been itching to sew! I'm also getting into making toys again, so maybe I'll plush templates next week or so.

Here's a simple project though:
Using tea, you can dye tea towels for a used, vintage look. It depends on the kind of teas you have and how long you place the towel in the solution on how dark your fabric becomes.

Once dry and ironed flat, transfer your teacup images onto the fabric. You can do this by tracing the teacups with a soft pencil, putting the traced image face down onto the fabric, and rubbing it on from the opposite side.

The harder you rub, the more defined the transferred image will be.

Now you're ready to embroider! It'll look neat because it'll have a nice aged feel to it, which I personally like.

Oh, and if you happen to be in Berkeley, you should visit the Lacis Museum of Lace and Textiles.

Pretty!

Ich Liebe Schneewittchen

noreply@blogger.com (a print a day) — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 07:03:00 +0000

She looks a bit ghostly here.

I love Snow White. It's a really sweet story with the right amount of creepiness.

I also love this German adaptation. I think there's an English version around somewhere, but we all know how the story ends up anyway. There are several parts to this. The intro is rather long, so slide to 1:46 if you'd like.

Part 1

The rest are here.

Peter Max Needlepoint Book

noreply@blogger.com (a print a day) — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 07:03:00 +0000

One of the more interesting craft books I own is The Peter Max Book of Needlepoint. It lays out instructions on how to make things like accessories and homegoods incorporating Peter Max's art.

Peter Max has a look that's his. The bright, saturated, psychadelic colors, the curved, flowy lines...

These images are from the sixties. I prefer his work from back then. He does a lot of painterly looking stuff now. He has a large image hanging in the De Young Museum at the Golden Gate Park which I like a lot and reflects vintage Peter Max.

Source: Peter Max

p.s.
Oh, and please update your email subscription service to my blog. Just enter it on the top right of my sidebar.

Thanks!

Have a great week all!

Project: Tiniest Garden Part 2

noreply@blogger.com (a print a day) — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 16:00:00 +0000

I'm *EXTREMELY* pleased to welcome Christy as a regular crafter for APAD! As mentioned before, she's a very talented and very nice lady who runs a super neat, crafty blog, Sweet Tidings. She has a lot of sewing and paper craft projects in her site as well, so make sure to visit :)

1. Happy Gnome Bookplates and Labels in Gift Tin

Forgot to buy a gift? This is the perfect last minute gift craft to
make for any celebration.

Materials:

Printable sticker paper (A4 or letter size)
Colored inkjet or laser printer
Purchased gift tin
Ribbon/twine
Cellophane sleeve(optional)

Make multiple copies of happy gnome bookplate file to fill an A4 or
letter sized photoshop file. Print and cut out with paper cutter. Do
the same with SM-frame icons in pink, teal and purple. Handcut each
sticker label. Arrange bookplates and labels inside the gift tin. You
may want to put the bookplates and labels inside a cellophane sleeve
first if you like. Tie a ribbon or twine around the gift tin and
decorate with coordinating happy gnome embellishments like a cut-out
pink mushroom tag or gnome tag.

2. Happy Gnome on a Hill Cupcake Topper

Add a dash of magical whimsy to garden themed cupcakes. A happy gnome
standing on a mound of chocolate hill is just the sweetest treat!

Materials:

Letter sized board paper
Colored inkjet or laser printer
Toothpick
Craft glue
Chocolate cupcakes (plain or iced)

Resize happy gnome icon file to desired size and paste multiple
copies on a letter sized file on photoshop. Print on board paper. Hand
cut the happy gnome figures. Trace shapes of cut out gnomes on blank
piece of board paper. These will serve as backing/lining for the paper
toppers. Apply glue on the back of cut out gnomes. Position toothpick
in place and sandwich toothpick between backing/lining paper.

3. Tiniest Garden Magical Seed Packet

Enough of traditional ho-hum seed packets! This terrarium garden seed
packet will surprise and delight your green thumbed friends!

Materials:

Letter sized white board paper
Inkjet or laser colored printer
Craft punch
Craft glue/Hot glue
Stapler
Ribbon/twine/raffia
Glitter

Resize terrarium garden icon file and make 2 copies to fill a letter
sized photoshop file. Print and cut out the outline of the images.
Paste the edges together using craft glue or hot glue ( the latter is
recommended). Using a paper funnel, fill the packet with flower, tree
or herb seeds. Cut a piece of gingham paper (you may use the 12x 12
pink gingham file) using paper shaper and cover the mouth the
terrarium bottle. Staple in place. Wrap a piece of
twine/ribbon/raffia around the neck of the seed packet. Embellish with
dimensional sticker or cut-out tag using coordinating happy gnome
elements. Add some glitter for a fancy, magical finish.

4. Happy Gnome Handmade Dimensional Stickers

Make your own dimensional stickers to jazz up your handmade crafts and
scrapbooks! You can use this method with the rest of the A Print a Day
digital kit product line.

Materials:

Letter sized board paper
Scissors
Colored laser or injket paper
Foam core
Double sided tape
Super glossy acetate sleeve/glossy coated adhesive paper

Resize happy gnome elements of your choice (i.e. happy gnome, flower,
tree and mushroom icons) and create assorted copies on a letter sized
photoshop file. Print and cut-out. Cut out a small piece of foam core
and apply a piece of double sided tape to each side. Peel off one side
of the sticker and attach to cut out image. Your super happy
dimensional stickers are now ready to use!

Elements from kit Tiniest Garden

Blog: Sweet Tidings
Shop: Happy Handmades

Download: Embroideries

noreply@blogger.com (a print a day) — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 05:16:00 +0000

I'm crossing over from digital paper crafts to--embroideries!

My grandmother taught me how to cross stitch. And in grade school, EVERYONE had to know each specific type of stitch, and we had to complete a project at the end of that semester. I think I made a cross stitch princess in a rocket ship or in a really tall house.

So for my first free embroidery template download, I made simple little girl dresses.

You can do the basic back stitch or mini running stitch for the dress outlines and make satin stitches on the ruffles and details. You can also do cute little French knots or starbursts as accents.

There are 3 files in the folder, and each file has 2 dresses. The files will be in black and white. The image above is just a color suggestion. You can download the templates for FREE here.

Let me know what you think! Oh, and if you've made something out of it, send me the link to your flickr and I'll post it.

Oh, and personal use only please.

Yay Download!

noreply@blogger.com (a print a day) — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 02:51:00 +0000

I haven't had a stationery download in a while. It's a simple, colorful floral graphic with a tea stain and slight distress.

You can download it here.

Oh, and if you haven't read my Twitter update, I MIGHT skip August's Parasol Magazine because I will be *extremely* occupied this month. The other 4 issues are always available to read though! And make sure to support the artists, creative folks and advertisers! I am sure they will appreciate it.

I'll have time for this blog of course.

By the way, feel free to add me on Twitter for downloads, announcements and random updates like mistakenly using my glass of soy milk as a cell phone holder and other such things.

xoxo
Yasmine

p.s.
Oh and thanks Stina for sharing your project!

Super cute! She ironed on the terrarium from the Tiniest Garden kit.

P.P.S.
Link is fixed!

Parasol Mag 4 and Other Things

noreply@blogger.com (a print a day) — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 15:45:00 +0000

Issue 4 is up! And you can download it here.

Featured in the magazine are:
Sarah Applebaum
Annie Vought
Anders Nilsen
Kevin Bauman
Mike Bailey-Gates
Nicole Szenher
Stylesmith
Whitney Smith
One Red Robin
Rackk & Ruin
BROOKLYNRehab
Le Blahg, Brightside Project
Maria Adelmann
Tricia Aung
Maize Hutton
Hadley Smith

ALSO, I have a new kit up called Doodles & Lace. It includes Photoshop brushes and Illustrator brush & vector versions. It contains the following designs:

1 doily
1 frame
3 lace borders

You can find it here :)

AAAAAND I have a new banner. It's a culmination of things I find interesting yet they work together somehow.

Needless to say, I had a productive 3-day weekend.

Hope you have a great week!

xo
Yas

Projects: Tiniest Garden

noreply@blogger.com (a print a day) — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:29:00 +0000

Hi Everyone! I'm super pleased to welcome my first guest crafter, Christy of Sweet Tidings! I'm a fan of her blog, and was more than pleased to collaborate with a super sweet and talented lady.

For this project, we're using elements from the kit, Tiniest Garden.

1. Happy gnome scallop tag- Resize icon-happy gnome file to 300 px by 300px size (or smaller) on photoshop and create multiple copies on a a single A4 file. Arrange icons at least 2 inches apart from each other so gnome design can be cut out using a 2" scallop paper shaper. Punch holes on tags and attach baker's twine, yarn or ribbon. Use this cute tag to decorate gifts and cards!

2. Gnome and mushrooms in a jar- Create a fun paper gnome garden terrarium using happy gnome and mushroom icon elements from the kit. Re-size the icons depending on the size of the jar you're going to use. Pad the bottom of the jar with shredded pastel or candy colored paper. Cut out the gnome and mushroom icons and arrange inside the jar. You may add other decorations if you desire. Attach a tag around the jar using the mushroom tag element and baker's twine. Write field journal notes on the tag.

3. Gnome cookie bag- A handmade kraft paper bag decorated with a homemade sticker using the floating island gnome icon. Lay-out the gnome icon file on photoshop, resize as desired and print on sturdy board paper. Hot glue to the front of the paper bag. Seal the paper bag and decorate with craft ribbon.

4. Gnome index card- Share favorite family cake and cookie recipes using the happy gnome index card. Lay-out multiple copies of the file on Photoshop, print, cut-out and decorate with bakers twine or patterned paper (12x12 gnomes printed on tracing paper/vellum). Makes a great gift for foodie friends.

Till next time!

Christy's Blog: Sweet Tidings
Christy's Shop: Happy Handmades

One Evening

noreply@blogger.com (a print a day) — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 04:10:00 +0000

Oh, I've been busy. How are you? It's been a crazy past few days hasn't it?

Take care :)

xo
Yas

FB & Printed Things

noreply@blogger.com (a print a day) — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 04:27:00 +0000

Our former neighbors moved and got rid of reams upon reams of good, clean paper still in their package and placed it in the garbage!!!

So what did I do?

Strawberry Fields Micro Kit, free to download in my FB group, some Hello Doily and Tiniest Garden papers.

I have binders and piles of scrap and printed paper in stock. I don't like throwing things away.

Oh, and I have my Lace Corners brush in my Facebook group now--free to download! Feel free to join here.

Full Kit: The Tiniest Garden

noreply@blogger.com (a print a day) — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 18:59:00 +0000

I have another new full kit and I'm calling it The Tiniest Garden. Inspired by a neighborhood garden and candy shoppe colors, it's super multi, with little gnomes, mushrooms, tiny flowers and trees.

This Full Kit contains:
10 12x12 backgrounds
1 gnome icon
1 floating island gnome icon
1 terrarium gnome icon
1 tree icon
1 flower icon
3 mushroom icons
3 journaling blocks
1 notepad
1 index card
1 frame w/ journaling block
1 book plate
4 ric rac trims
1 multi dot trim
3 small frames
3 tags
3 pick stitched borders
1 banner-birds & sash
1 accent-twigs & bow
9 word balloons with a greeting in different languages (Hello, Hola, Kumusta, Guten Tag, Nei Ho, Bonjour, Namaste, Konnichiwa, Buon Giorno)

You can find it in my shop!

I like gnomes :)

New Blog

noreply@blogger.com (a print a day) — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 03:09:00 +0000

Hi! Victor and I have a new blog, Spore. My husband is a sculptor, and this blog will center on the 3d/sculptural form and process.

Victor made the Teardrop pendant for me. I LOVE it! You can see some photos of his process in the blog as well.

I feel pretty lucky to have a husband who can make things for me :)

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The lovely lady in the photo is Liz of Claflin & Thayer. She's also a very talented accessory designer (you can see her interview in the 1st issue of Parasol). You can also find her studded clutches at Oak NYC.

Tiny Dancer

noreply@blogger.com (a print a day) — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 04:18:00 +0000

I would LOVE to have:
a.) This Victorian house where I would wear period costumes in with my husband and we'd have tea and cucumber sandwiches. I'd also be steampunking the heck out of this house.

b.) A Shetland pony. I will name her or him Tiny Dancer. I shall braid its mane, brush its fur and feed it apples and baby carrots every day. I'd even let him or her sleep on the foot of my bed with my cats.

My Matryoshka

noreply@blogger.com (a print a day) — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 06:28:00 +0000

Hello.

xo
Yasmine

Big Dipper

noreply@blogger.com (a print a day) — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 02:33:00 +0000

I want a Victorian house. It's one of my dream homes. The others being an Airstream trailer on a LOT of acreage in Northern Arizona by the Grand Canyon, Southern Arizona by Bisbee or Northern California by the coast. I'd also like a cave house, an underground house, a hobbit house wrapped with moss and berry plants, or a really old abandoned building made during the turn of the century, like an old ice house or mill. But I think the Victorian house is the most "normal" and attainable.

Have you been to Jerome or Bisbee? Those two towns, including Sedona, Flagstaff, Prescott and Tucson are my favourite in Arizona. They're pretty. When I lived in Tucson, my husband and I would go to the middle of nowhere with the telescope I gave him for his birthday and look at stars and planets. Arizona has some of the most beautiful skies, especially when there's a storm.

Anyway, hope your week has been going great so far. And thanks for the super nice emails on my 3rd issue :)

xo
Yasmine

Parasol Magazine Issue 3!

noreply@blogger.com (a print a day) — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 07:27:00 +0000

Eep! The 3rd issue of Parasol Magazine is up! You can download it here!

I really like this issue. I like all my issues. But this one has 3 interviews with people whom I've admired for many years--since college even. I give more elaborate explanations in my editor's note and with each article, but to informally sum up why is the following:

Greg Girard: His photos are AMAAAZING. It's like modern day urban anthropology. I think it's awesome that someone had actually taken time to take photos of things that could potentially be wiped out, if not already. Most of his photos center around China, and they are beautiful. I mentioned in the mag that when I was in college, I couldn't afford his book at the time. And when I got my first paycheck, his book, City of Darkness, was one of my first purchases. And I still refer to his book 'til now.

Dame Darcy: She's one of my favourite artists. Some people may perceive her work as strange, but I think she's awesome. She's like Alice in Wonderland mixed with Edward Gorey mixed with a little bit of country mixed with a whole lot of sugar, goths, vampires and fairies. Huh? Confused? Yeah, like I said, she's awesome. Her comics, aside from all the Sandman and Watchmen stuff were my gateway reads to more alternative lit pieces when I was a kid. I interviewed her through the phone and I was so giddy.

Alex Wrekk: I made a lot of zines when I was a kid. But I discovered Alex Wrekk's Stolen Sharpie Revolution several years ago. It was a super great reference for making 'zines, and she gave great insight on 'zine-making in general. Out of many 'zine reference books out there, Alex' is my favourite one. While I'm primarily using the digital medium to publish stuff, 'zines are still my roots. As I mentioned in my mag, I'd love to present Parasol in this medium one day: black and white, photocopied, awkwardly put together. I love it.

But aside from these folks I mentioned, I also have a lot more established and emerging creative individuals featured in the mag. They're all SUPER talented people and their work is definitely inspiring, to say the least.

Greg Girard
Yuli Sato
Aaron Feaver
Elena Marshall (whose photo is on the cover)
Lilly Piri
Melissa Bolger
Dame Darcy
Maria Lucia Squillari
Margaux Lange
Indie Fixx
Alex Wrekk
Tricia Aung
Maria Adelmann
Tina Winkle
Hadley Smith

Have a great day everyone!

xoxoxo
Yasmine

Download: Free Art

noreply@blogger.com (a print a day) — Tue, 26 May 2009 01:32:00 +0000

As many of you may already know, Jen of Indie Fixx has a project called Feed Your Soul, which offers FREE downloadable art. The above image is my contribution. And you can download it here! There are a LOT of many cool artists in the site as well, and all downloads are free!

Oh, and I meant to post this days ago, but Jutta from Germany sent me her project. She made these blocks and use my backgrounds to decorate. They turned out very nicely!

Have a great week everyone!

Downloads-Tags, Stickers and a Notepad

noreply@blogger.com (a print a day) — Wed, 13 May 2009 04:34:00 +0000

I haven't given a download in a while, well, aside from the magazine. And since today was a rather easy day, I made a quick one up with a hand drawn scalloped motif. You can download it here.

I hope everyone's having a great week!

xx
Yasmine

Cupcakes & Macarons

noreply@blogger.com (a print a day) — Mon, 04 May 2009 03:51:00 +0000

Well I haven't made a kit in a while. I actually had this 1/2 done prior to starting Parasol, then you know, I got distracted. But yay! I finally finished it :)

The theme is Cupcakes & Macarons, 2 of my favourite things to eat. I LOVE the ones from Miette in Hayes Valley. SO good, and the shop is really really cute. Check it out.

This kit contains the following:
8 12"x12" digital backgrounds
2 bows
4 buttons
4 ribbons
2 scalloped journaling pads
3 candles
4 cupcake icons
1 macaron index card
1 cupcake note card
2 tags
2 cake labels

You can find this kit as well as a preview at my shop.

Have a great week everyone!

xoxo
Yasmine

P.S.
Have you guys seen Metzalli's applique tutorial in Parasol 2? I'll be making a template download to supplement it soon. Right now, you can download the monkey one linked in the mag--just click on the image.

Metzalli, by the way, is a good friend, designer, and a very nice, very talented lady. You can check out her website here.

Parasol Magazine Issue 2

noreply@blogger.com (a print a day) — Fri, 01 May 2009 07:03:00 +0000

Parasol is up!

The following are featured in this issue:
Justin Richel (whose work is also on the cover)
Antonio Vigil
Jessica Gonacha
Laurence Olivier
Cassie Kammerzell
Julia Paul
Olsenhaus Shoes
Lovetta Conto
Nest Pretty Things
Made by Mavis
Maria and Tricia of Stickers & Donuts
Metzalli Jones
Hadley Smith
Tommi Dungan

It's been really fun putting this together, and surprisingly took me 25% less time to do despite the redesign and additional features. I think the first issue has been rather successful--I've gotten about 8,000 downloads and 37k+ views in Issuu in its first month, MANY thanks to you. I totally wasn't expecting that when I started.

Thanks to WGSN, Creature Comforts, Samantha Hahn, Please Sir, Cicada Daydream, Family Living, Decor8, Spoonflower, Rafe Totengco, Elle Moss, Carisse Escueta, BUST, Jessica Gonacha, Christy of Sweet Tidings, One Pretty Thing, everyone on Facebook, LJ, Twitter, etc...for the mentions.

FYI, in the magazine, as before, you can click on the names of the features as well as their website addresses on the end of the page of each article to go to each person's website(s) because they have way more work in their respective portfolios. Same thing with the ads--all ads are directed to each sponsor's stores and/or blogs and there's just so much more to see. Also, in the table of contents, as requested, you can click on the name of each person to proceed to their page.

In the back, I've also divided the Mixtape section into 3: music, video and books. Each section is linked as well. For example, the books are linked to small independent online book shoppes (except for one, which was hard to find).

Best of all, magazine is free to download at the Parasol Mag site. Yay!

Have a great weekend everyone.

xoxo
Yasmine

"Exotic" Fruits & Veggies

noreply@blogger.com (a print a day) — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 07:03:00 +0000

I grew up eating these things. Bok choy, rambutan and banana hearts are some of my favourite foods. But bitter melon, well, I have issues with that fruit. My mom would make bitter melon shakes when I was a kid, and when I was sick. It's like a nightmare in a glass, and I'd cry until it was over with. Drinking that thing felt like forever because she'd make really tall glasses or bowls of it. It's good for you, but it's SO bitter, whenever I think of it, I can't help but make a cringe-y face. You can find bitter melon in a lot of Asian dishes, cooked in a stew and such.

Rambutan is my favourite fruit, aside from lychees and Philippine mangoes. It's really sweet and a bit nutty in the center. I also like mangosteen, jackfruit and cherries. All (except for cherries of course) are hard to find, but you'll probably find a few in your local Asian supermarket. You can find many canned but the real flavour is drowned out by syrup.

Oh, off topic, I have a new kit coming soon :)

Have a great week everyone!

xx
Yasmine

Adult & Child

noreply@blogger.com (a print a day) — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 22:01:00 +0000

Quickie self portrait as a child and as a grown-up

I was a very chubby little girl. My parents would dress me in a tank top with either a bib or a white hanky pinned on, kid undies and cloth mary janes (like the ones you find in Chinatown). All my other friends and classmates wore normal clothes. I also had a bowl hair cut. My favourite toys were scented markers (except for the black licorice one) and my Hello Kitty Lego dollhouse.

For PE, we had yoga and I had baby pink leotards and my teacher would go, "Reach for the sky like trees!" during stretches :) I loved all my teachers--except for the one who had a wooden ruler and a really really bad temper.

I had a very happy childhood despite certain circumstances. I'm very fortunate that I remember most of it very vividly. I hope to remember everything 'til I'm an old lady.

Pink Tree

noreply@blogger.com (a print a day) — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 03:17:00 +0000

This is a tree outside my place. It's pink!

I have to confess, maintaining a blog where I have to draw quite frequently AND curating a magazine AND designing full time and having a handful of other projects is a lot of work. Enjoyable, yes, but all these projects drive me crazy nuts sometimes. I need to sleep too. So I apologize if I haven't been updating or visiting you as frequently.

But otherwise, lots of good things ahead :)

xx
Yasmine

p.s.
I was searching for Philip Glass* and found this awesome vid of gifs.

Animagifaqatsi from wreckandsalvage on Vimeo.

*Love!

Coral

noreply@blogger.com (a print a day) — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 07:03:00 +0000

I made some coral as a repeat a long time ago.

I don't think I've made a repeat in a while.

Anyway, this is my 2nd favourite sea creature.

Have a great week everyone!

xx
Yasmine

Jelly

noreply@blogger.com (a print a day) — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 06:18:00 +0000

My top 10 favourite water creature. Though this "jellyfish" is just made up.

Oh and thank you for the super nice emails and messages on the magazine. I've already started the 2nd one, and it'll have some really talented people--some of whom I've admired for quite a while now.

Anyway, I hope you have a great weekend.

xx
Yasmine